secondary cosmic rays

Definitions

Astronomy

• Rays produced by the impact of primary cosmic rays on the Earth’s atmosphere. Secondary cosmic rays are not really cosmic in origin at all.

Electronics

• The radiation which results from the interaction of primary cosmic rays with atomic nuclei, and particles, such as electrons, in the atmosphere. The resulting high-energy particles, such as muons, are thus produced in the atmosphere, while primary cosmic rays originate in space.

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